As a part of this year’s National Hazing Prevention Week taking place on September 20-24, 2010, Sigma Nu, the Interfraternity Council Member Fraternity, is spearheading a social media campaign. Over the course of 40 days, Sigma Nu will release via their Twitter channel a comprehensive list of arguments against the 40 most common heard excuses for sorority and fraternity hazing.

The project began on August 11, 2010 and since then a team of contributors have blogged, tweeted and Facebook posted a different excuse daily using the Twitter official hash tag #40Answers.

This is the first social media campaign to combat hazing in Greek Life and is slated to become a popular resource for Greeks against hazing to ensure a quality fraternity and sorority experience for organization members

Numerous organizations within Panhellenic, National-Panhellenic, Interfraternity and Diversified Greek Councils have committed to endorsing and supporting the campaign.

Here is the list of scheduled tweets:

•    August 11, 2010 Pledges must pay their dues to become a member.
•    August 12, 2010 Hazing teaches pledges to respect their elders.
•    August 13, 2010 Pledges must learn to appreciate the fraternity.
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The town of Puerto Asis in southwest Columbia is on high alert after three teenagers have been murdered in the last 10 days after their names appeared on a kill list, along with 66 others, that was posted on the social networking website, Facebook.

While the Colombian police are investigating the murders, it is unclear as to who posted the list on Facebook, how the victims are related to one another or why they were selected for the list. Read the rest of this entry »

Facebook is a great way to keep in touch with friends and make new ones. In addition, it allows potential employers to see who you really are. Since the social-networking craze began, people seem to abuse their profiles left and right. It seems that people forget about etiquette and common sense when it comes to Facebook. Remember that those manners that mom taught you can also be applied to Internet usage. Here are some tips on how to keep your profile polite. Read the rest of this entry »

After spending hours submitting applications and polishing your resume, you have finally received that coveted email of acceptance into the internship program you have so fiercely sought after.

But before you get caught up in updating your Facebook status and announcing your achievement via Twitter, take a moment to read these quick tips on how to get the most out of your summer internship:

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On Friday, April 30, 2010, Western Michigan University student, Justin Kurtz received court papers notifying him of a four-page lawsuit filed against him from T&J Towing for $750,000.

Kurtz created a Facebook fan page called ”Kalamazoo Residents Against T&J Towing” about the Kalamazoo towing company. The towing company has received multiple complaints by the Better Business Bureau and Kurtz asked those who had filed compliants to share their thoughts and stories about the company.

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My friends and I like to joke about epidemics that are sweeping our college campus. We call current fashion faux-paus  epidemics, we call it an epidemic when several of our other friends enter serious relations, and we call it an epidemic when we all paint our fingernails the same color.

Most of our “epidemics” really are not an epidemic. But one epidemic that actually deserves the title is being felt on college campuses around the country.

Have you ever met a cool guy at a party and then when you see him on campus, neither of you say hi? Or how about the girl who friended you on Facebook but never even looks at you in class?

This is what I’m talking about. We do not actually make friends, but we do make “text friends” or social media friends.

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I absolutely hate it when I forget my phone at home. The thought of passing the day without text messages, access to the Internet, or calling my friends has made me late to class on several occasions because I had to go home and get my BlackBerry. My friends like to joke I’m addicted to my “CrackBerry” and other forms of social media, like Facebook and Twitter.

As it turns out, they might be correct.

A recent study conducted at the University of Maryland has concluded that “college students are ‘addicted’ to the instant connections and information afforded by social media.” 

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We have heard many stories about students who were bullied online and turned to drastic means. Only a few months ago, Phoebe Price committed suicide due to online bullying.

You would think that due to the attention paid to this serious issue, students would be less likely to ridicule each other on Facebook, MySpace, or other websites. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case, and it’s starting younger and younger.

Kevin Jenkins, a fourth-grade teacher, wanted to teach his students how to use the Internet. Sadly, some of the students posted surveys to find out who was the most popular student in class or who was the best-liked student and conversely, who was the least popular and the least-liked student.

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Facebook now has over 400 million active viewers and is indisputably the most popular website for social networking. While Facebook is mostly used for personal purposes, professional usage of the website is becoming increasingly more popular.

Marketing companies report that Facebook has become an extremely valuable tool for college students to reach out to recent alumni to aid in their post-graduation job hunt.

Along with rebuilding connections, surveys report that around 30% of employers are using Facebook to screen potential employees, even preferring checking out an applicant’s Facebook account as opposed to looking up their LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn is a standard professional social networking site. Unfortunately, college students are not realizing how their Facebook pages could cost them potential interviews.

Below are popular Facebook mistakes and ways to avoid them.

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Man, that party last night was really fun! Sure, we had a little bit too much to drink, but that picture of Lindsay looking so silly definitely needs to go on Facebook immediately, right?

Wrong.

The things you put on your Facebook are not as private as you might think. In fact, many employers are determining who they should hire based on Facebook pages. Graduate schools also look at Facebook or MySpace. And more and more parents are communicating over social media sites.

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